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FZPN03 KNHC 072131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 07 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 07
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 08
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 09

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 
9N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 7N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
8N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 8N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 8N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SEA OF CORTEZ S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 115W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 8N TO 21N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 19N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 24N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28.5N140W MOVING E 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS 
12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 11
TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 20N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN
360 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT 30N130W 
TO 24N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT SEAS 11 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU DEC 07...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N78W 5N90W 4N100W 5N110W
8N123W 7N120W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 120W...AND WITHIN
30 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 127.5W AND 132W.

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TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
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